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Ira Sheldon[1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6]

Male 1801 - 1870  (69 years)

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  • Name Ira Sheldon  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6] 
    Born 1801  Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3, 4, 5, 6] 
    Gender Male 
    Sheldon Magazine
    • Ira #1505
    Residence 22 Aug 1850  Butler, Branch, Michigan, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    • Census: "Ira Sheldon", 48, male, farmer, $800 in real estate, with wife and children.
    Residence 12 Jul 1860  Butler, Branch, Michigan, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    • Census: "Ira Shelden", farmer, $2000 in real estate, $350 in personal property. With wife and son and the Manchester family.
    Buried Dec 1870  Clarendon, Calhoun, Michigan, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Died 20 Dec 1870  Butler, Branch, Michigan, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [4, 5] 
    • Died of "a broken leg & pinning away". On the death register lists his parents as Caleb and Submit Sheldon, confirming he is the same Caleb as their son listed in the Sheldon Magazine.
    Person ID I412374158608  Sheldon Family Genealogy
    Last Modified 4 Apr 2025 

    Father Caleb Sheldon,   b. 1760,   d. 1837  (Age 77 years) 
    Mother Submit Morton,   b. Abt. 1760 
    Married 07 Feb 1789  Northampton, Hampshire, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [7] 
    • Published for intent to marry.
    Family ID F278  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Abigail Kinney,   b. 1803, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 2 Dec 1884  (Age 81 years) 
    Children 
     1. Charles Sheldon,   b. 1831, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
     2. Austin Sheldon,   b. 1834, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
     3. Franklin B. Sheldon,   b. 14 May 1839, Clarendon, Calhoun, Michigan, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 3 Jan 1906, Marshall, Calhoun, Michigan, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 66 years)
     4. Elias C. Sheldon,   b. 1844, Michigan, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Last Modified 4 Apr 2025 
    Family ID F1126  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 1801 - Massachusetts, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 22 Aug 1850 - Butler, Branch, Michigan, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 12 Jul 1860 - Butler, Branch, Michigan, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - Dec 1870 - Clarendon, Calhoun, Michigan, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 20 Dec 1870 - Butler, Branch, Michigan, USA Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [S1621001273] Michigan, U.S., Death Records, 1897-1929, Ancestry.com, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.), The Library of Michigan; Lansing, Michigan; Michigan Death Records Project; Rolls: 1-302; Archive Barcode/Item Number: 30000008531000; Roll Number: 90; Certificate Number: 1.

    2. [S1608699703] 1860 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.), Year: 1860; Census Place: Butler, Branch, Michigan; Roll: M653_538; Page: 1042; Family History Library Film: 803538.

    3. [S1608910685] 1850 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.), Year: 1850; Census Place: Butler, Branch, Michigan; Roll: 347; Page: 415a.

    4. [S1608700922] U.S., Find a Grave Index, 1600s-Current, Ancestry.com, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.).

    5. [S1608403573] Michigan, U.S., Death Records, 1867-1952, Ancestry.com, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.), Michigan Department of Community Health, Division for Vital Records and Health Statistics; Lansing, Michigan; Death Records.

    6. [S1608211328] The Sheldon Magazine, Henry Olcott Sheldon, The Sheldon Magazine, 1855.
      Page 16: Ira #1505, son of Caleb #530, born 1801

    7. [S1620604646] Massachusetts, U.S., Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988, Ancestry.com, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.).


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Rev. Henry O. Sheldon

The Rev. Henry O. Sheldon is often considered the grandfather of Sheldon genealogy. While traveling as a preacher he met other Sheldons and wondered how they were all related. Eventually, he began collecting genealogies & piecing the various Sheldon branches together, first published in 1855 as the Sheldon Magazine.

From his private journal: Monday, 4th of May, 1818, age 19, the start of his travels:

“Snowed some last night – roads wet and splashy – At half-past eleven A.M. started on a western tour – took an affectionate leave of my parents and brother and sister after receiving their advice & prayer for my preservation, — rode 25 miles – The day was wet & cold & stormy – Winds N.W.”

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